Catching my breath

It seems the time between posts keeps getting longer. Sundays come around, and instead of  happily blogging, and playing around on Flickr, I am hunched over the keyboard, a book and a calculator, fiercely learning the ins and outs of Economics. (in the long run, that will probably pay better than this blog.. sigh).

Time management has been my challenge pretty much my whole life. Online classes make it even more challenging. I try to balance homework time with days I work, and so far it's a bumpy road traveled.
I have been crocheting as well as knitting. My cousin is due this month with baby #2, (a boy) and asked me to make hats and blankets for both children.

Here is what resulted:

Bernat Baby in blue and white. Ripple stitch pattern from 101 Ripple stitch patterns.

Vanna' choice yarn with scrap yarn for the flower.

Vanna's Choice yarn in pink and chocolate.

Frank, showing us the baby hat.

I enjoyed the knitted hat because I was using Debbie Bliss's Baby Cashmerino. SO soft! I wanted that yarn all to myself! I could knit a pillow out of it and sleep with it every night. Ahh...

The Crocheted items are always fun to make. I like crocheting blankets and afghans because they work up so much faster than knitting. I have knit an afghan before, a large modified 'feather and fan', but. Wow. I whittled away at at that thing for years, it seemed like.

In addition, I finished these in time for Easter for Emily:

Sadie modeling her sister's socks

These were a breeze to knit. Italian wool, soft and baby-ish. I used my Generic sock pattern. I am in the Self-imposed Sock club on Ravelry, and haven't been keeping up. This is my attempt to remedy that. 

I can not stop knitting. It keeps me sane. If I had to choose between coffee and knitting, or beer and knitting, I would dump the coffee and give away the beer. Knitting makes everything alright again. Always.

Back to Economics and the phenomenon called, "elasticity"..